It is imperative to cull the best thinking on how to strategically address geopolitical issues despite economic and social changes. This session takes stock of the rhetoric and actions of the claimants and other relevant stakeholders with a view to mapping out continuity and changes in these countries’ policies and the dynamics of interactions between them that have shaped the current state of affairs as well as the possible contours of things in the future. Through this panel session, Stratbase ADR Institute shall bring together experts in the hope to bring an enriching public discourse and information on Philippine foreign and security policy vis-à-vis general trends in the South China Sea situation in 2017 and beyond.